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PRONUNCIATION OF SILTY

silty  [ˈsɪltɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SILTY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Silty is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES SILTY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

silty

Silt

Silt is granular material of a size somewhere between sand and clay whose mineral origin is quartz and feldspar. Silt may occur as a soil or as suspended sediment in a surface water body. It may also exist as soil deposited at the bottom of a water body. Silt has a moderate specific area with a typically non-sticky, plastic feel. Silt usually has a floury feel when dry, and a slippery feel when wet. Silt can be visually observed with a hand lens. Silt deposits around house and car in New Orleans, left by flooding from a breach in the London Avenue Canal.

Definition of silty in the English dictionary

The definition of silty in the dictionary is containing silt.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SILTY


balti
ˈbɔːltɪ
blood-guilty
blʌdˈɡɪltɪ
casualty
ˈkæʒjʊəltɪ
cruelty
ˈkruːəltɪ
difficulty
ˈdɪfɪkəltɪ
faculty
ˈfækəltɪ
faulty
ˈfɔːltɪ
frailty
ˈfreɪltɪ
guilty
ˈɡɪltɪ
kiltie
ˈkɪltɪ
loyalty
ˈlɔɪəltɪ
milty
ˈmɪltɪ
novelty
ˈnɒvəltɪ
penalty
ˈpɛnəltɪ
realty
ˈrɪəltɪ
royalty
ˈrɔɪəltɪ
salty
ˈsɔːltɪ
specialty
ˈspɛʃəltɪ
stilty
ˈstɪltɪ
unguilty
ʌnˈɡɪltɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SILTY

silly season
silly-billy
silo
Siloam
Silone
siloxane
silphium
silt
siltation
siltstone
Silures
Silurian
silurid
silurist
siluroid
silva
silvae
silvan
Silvanus
silvatic

WORDS THAT END LIKE SILTY

admiralty
brand loyalty
commonalty
culty
Dean of Faculty
death penalty
degree of difficulty
disloyalty
felty
kelty
Law Faculty
malty
plead guilty
subtilty
the death penalty
theatre of cruelty
university faculty
vice-admiralty
viceroyalty
Welty

Synonyms and antonyms of silty in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «silty» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SILTY

Find out the translation of silty to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of silty from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «silty» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

粉质
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

limosa
570 millions of speakers

English

silty
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

silty
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الغريني
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

илистый
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

silty
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

পলি
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

limoneux
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Diam
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

schluffigen
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

シルトの
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

미사
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Silty
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

bùn
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

நிலத்தடிநீர்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

शांत
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

silty
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

limoso
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

mulisty
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

мулистий
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

lutos
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

λασπώδες
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

slik
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

silty
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

siltig
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of silty

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SILTY»

The term «silty» is regularly used and occupies the 85.130 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SILTY» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «silty» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «silty» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about silty

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SILTY»

Discover the use of silty in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to silty and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Soil survey
... silt loam, 1 to 3 percent slopes Crete silty clay loam, 3 to 7 percent slopes, eroded Cass fine sandy loam Cass very fine sandy loam Detroit silt loam Fillmore silt loam Geary silty clay loam, 3 to 7 percent slopes, eroded Geary silty clay loam , ...
United States Bureau of Chemistry and Soils, United States. Bureau of Plant Industry, United States. Bureau of Plant Industry, Soils, and Agricultural Engineering, 1968
2
Characteristics and Origin of Silty Kettle Bottom Deposits ...
These data were gathered to gain an understanding of the processes responsible for the formation of the landscape, and to aid in hypothesis generation about the origin of the silty deposits in kettle bottoms. To that end, topographic ...
Trevor C. Hobbs, 2009
3
Soil survey, Thayer County, Nebraska
... 3 percent slopes 8 Crete silty clay loam, 3 to 7 percent slopes, eroded 8 Cass fine sandy loam 7 Cass very fine sandy loam 7 Detroit silt loam 9 Fillmore silt loam 10 Geary silty clay loam, 3 to 7 percent slopes, eroded 10 Geary silty clay loam, ...
Robert S. Pollock, United States. Soil Conservation Service, University of Nebraska (Lincoln campus). Conservation and Survey Division, 1968
4
Soil survey
Grail silty clay loam, nearly level. Grail silty clay loam, gently sloping. Grail silty clay loam, sloping. Grassna silt loam, nearly level Grassna silt loam, gently sloping. Gravel pits Harriet complex Havrelon loam Havrelon silty clay loam . Havrelon ...
United States. Bureau of Soils, United States. Bureau of Plant Industry, United States. Bureau of Plant Industry, Soils, and Agricultural Engineering, 1975
5
Soil Survey of Dixon County, Nebraska
Map symbol Ab AcC AcD AgG Map unit Page Albaton silty clay, 0 to 2 percent slopes 9 Alcester silt loam, 2 to 6 percent slopes 11 Alcester silt loam, 6 to 11 percent slopes — 11 Alcester silt loam, gu11ied, 11 to 60 percent slopes 11 Ao Aowa ...
Norman L. Slama, Donald E. Kerl, 1978
6
Soil survey of Jefferson County, Nebraska
0 to 1 1 to 3 7 to 11 Symbol Page Symbol Page Name Page Name IIIe-1 34 IIIe-1 34 Silty 42 Silty to Clayey IVe-1 34 — Silty 42 Silty to Clayey IVe-8 36 — Silty 42 Silty to Clayey VIe-1 37 -- Silty 42 Silty to Clayey IIIe-2 34 IIIe-21 34 Clayey 42 ...
Robert S. Pollock, Lyle Leland Davis, United States. Soil Conservation Service, 1975
7
Soil survey of Adams County, Nebraska
3^ 3- 35 38 IIIe-11 38 IIIe-1 37 3U 36 3k 3k 3k 3k 3k IIIe-1 37 IIIe-1 37 Silty Silty Overflow Limy Upland 1+6 Limy Upland k6 Clayey h5 Sandy Lowland U3 Sandy Lowland 1+3 Sandy Lowland U3 Clayey Overflow 1+5 Silty U5 Silty 1+5 Silty 1+5  ...
Larry G. Ragon, United States. Soil Conservation Service, University of Nebraska--Lincoln, 1974
8
The Fry Site: Archaeological and Ethnohistorical ...
Unit (5 x 5 m) Depth Soil Strata Feature Test Pits (30 cm x 30 cm) Metal Detector Units (30 x 30 cm) N08/00 (H-1) 0-31 cm 31-40 cm humus & silty, yellow-buff sand sterile, silty, yellow-brown clay No 3- fire-cracked rocks N08/W01 (H-2) 0-32  ...
David M. Stothers, Patrick M. Tucker, 2006
9
Hydrology of the Hawaiian Islands
Leung-Ku Stephen Lau, John Francis Mink. Figure 5.9. Soils map for Manoa and Palolo areas, island of O'ahu, Hawai'i. (Adapted from Foote et al. 1972) Table 5.3. Hydrologic Classification of Hawai'i Soil Series Table 5.3. EmA Ewa silty clay ...
Leung-Ku Stephen Lau, John Francis Mink, 2006
10
Soil survey of Seward County, Nebraska
+2 IVe-8 IIIe-1 IIIe-1 IVe-8 VIe-9 VIe-8 VIw-1 IIs-2 IIe-2 IIIe-2 Vw-1 IVe-2 IVw-2 1+5 IIIe-1 1+2 IIIe-11 1+2 IVe-1 1+0 Silty Silty Silty Silty Silty Silty Silty Limy Upland Limy Upland Limy Upland Silty Overflow Clayey Clayey Clayey Wet Land Dense  ...
Loyal A. Quandt, United States. Soil Conservation Service, University of Nebraska (Lincoln campus). Conservation and Survey Division, 1974

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SILTY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term silty is used in the context of the following news items.
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Fish hatchery damage believed to be light
A flash flood Friday night sent a torrent of muddy, silty water down the Rapid River into an Idaho Fish and Game Department fish hatchery in Central Idaho, filling ... «Lewiston Morning Tribune, Jul 15»
2
Successful Land Sale: Prime Clay County, Iowa Land Brings $11300
It featured mostly Class I McCreath silty clay loam soils, although Class II Gillett Grove silty clay loam soils made up the balance. The Corn Suitability Rating 2 ... «Agriculture.com, Jul 15»
3
Ethiopian fossils represent new member of human family tree
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Jaw and teeth fossils found on the silty clay surface of Ethiopia's Afar region represent a previously unknown member of humankind's ... «Yahoo News, May 15»
4
U.S. crew to inspect Detroit River in Wayne County next month for …
They drift into silty bottom areas where they burrow and live for several years before migrating to the Great Lakes and beginning their parasitic stage. Regulatory ... «Windsor Star, May 15»
5
Chefs 'horrified' by plan to spray pesticide on Washington state …
... instance is intended to combat the proliferation of a species of burrowing shrimp that destabilizes the tideflats, causing oysters to sink down into the silty sand ... «Alaska Dispatch News, May 15»
6
DMR soliciting public comment on dredging of Beals Harbor
Approximately 100,000 cubic yards of silty clay material would be removed from an 18.5-acre subtidal area to a depth of 10 feet. In addition, the U.S. Army Corps ... «Bangor Daily News, May 15»
7
Navy sonar to scan Lake Coleridge for missing soldier
It is the latest development in the recovery effort for the kayaker, presumed dead, after the police dive squad scoured more than an acre of the silty and rocky ... «The Press, Apr 15»
8
Gas supply to be cut in effort to fix silty stream
WATER WORKS: Kritzo Venter, Tanea Tangaroa and Rae Ranginui all want to look after the Karoro Rd waterway. PHOTO/STUART MUNRO ... «Wanganui Chronicle, Mar 15»
9
Satellite eye on Earth: November 2014 – in pictures
When glaciers grind against underlying bedrock, they produce a silty powder with grains finer than sand. Geologists call it “glacial flour” or “rock flour. «The Guardian, Dec 14»
10
Stunting Sediment Causes Trouble for Fish
Now researchers are saying that silty deposits can even have a stunning impact on fish, extending the time required for the development of their larvae. (Photo ... «Nature World News, Oct 14»

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